Hockey stick



Dec. 18, 1956 H. N. BREDENBERG HOCKEY STICK Filed Oct. 26. 1955 FIG. I.

m T N E V HENRIK N. BREDENBERG United States Patent Oflice 2,774,596Patented Dec. 18, 1956 HOCKEY STICK Henrik N. Bredenberg, Champlain, N.Y.

Application October 26, 1955, Serial No. 542,827

1 Claim. (Cl. 273-67) This invention relates to hockey sticks.

I am aware that it is known to manufacture hockey sticks by laminatingthin strips of woods of the full length of the stick together. However,such hockey sticks suffer from the disadvantage residing in the highcost of veneer and glue which in effect makes the cost of such laminatedsticks two or three times greater than the two piece sticks now in use.

vention to provide in a hockey stick a blade which is much less apt tobreak or split than any other type made today.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a hockey stickof the above type which is as tough as the old style boiled sticks butwhich will also hold its shape under all conditions of dryness ordampness.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a hockey stick bearing theabove objects in mind which is of simple construction, has a minimumnumber of parts, is inexpensive to manufacture and efiicient in use.

For other objects and for a better understanding of the invention,reference may be had to the following detailed description taken inconnection with the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of a preferred embodiment of thepresent invention;

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view thereof taken along the line 2--2 ofFig. l; and

Fig. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the parts comprising theinvention.

Referring now more in detail to the drawing, represents an elongatedhandle of white ash or other suitable material formed before bending andlaminating with an elongated central slot 11 (Fig. 3) extending upwardlyfrom the lower end thereof. This head portion 12 is also provided with aplurality of vertically spaced staggered slots 13 which intersect theslot 11. The slots 13 permit the cold bending without breaking of thehead 12 into the shape of Fig. 1. A central plate 14 formed of severalplies of veneer is inserted downwardly within the slot 11 to make thebent end 12 wide enough for a standard blade. After gluing andpressingtogether as mentioned above, thin strips 14 of plywood are set withinthe slots 13 at an angle to the grain of the laminated plies of theblade. This results in a blade which is much less apt to break or splitthan any other type made today.

It should now be apparent that there has been provided a method ofconstruction when a hockey stick is formed which is as tough as the oldstyle boiled sticks and which will also hold its shape under allconditions of dryness or dampness. It will also be apparent that nosteel pin is necessary to prevent the blade from splitting, as iscommonly used today, and which is the cause of many injuries.

While various changes may be made in the detail construction, it shallbe understood that such changes shall be within the spirit and scope ofthe present invention as defined by the appended claim.

What I claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent of theUnited States is:

A hockey stick comprising a solid elongated handle integrally formed atits lower end with a head member for contacting the puck, said headmember having a longitudinally extending central slot extending inwardlyfrom the lower end thereof, a rectangular plate formed of several pliesof veneer within said slot for widening the head, and laminated meansfor preventing the head from splitting or breaking, said laminated meanscomprising the sides of said head member having a plurality ofvertically spaced, longitudinally extending slots disposed at rightangles to said first slot and having their inner ends staggered withrespect to each other, and a thin piece of plywood secured within eachof said vertically spaced slots.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS GreatBritain May 13, 1938

